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1 Like the emo genre 7 Chocolate or caramel 10 Contretemps 14 Wait here!

16 See 4-Down 17 Holiday production? 18 Really feeling 19 Item on a toothpick 20 Insects that may lack mouths 22 Subject of many a conspiracy theory 23 Hajj, e.g.

24 “And … we’re ___!” 25 Overplay 27 Word with red or reason

28 The Atlantic, but not the Pacific, for short 29 Devour, with “up” 30 Metaphorical setting in which everything is inverted from the norm

32 Be peevish with 34 Sometime

35 Many are under the influence of this at college parties 37 Covered with fat 38 “Sure, I’m game” 39 Breathing exercises, in brief? 42 Vehemence 43 Bottom lines 44 Mind

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1 Shady spots

2 Bly who traveled around the globe in 72 days

3 Set of programs including Drive and Docs, once 4 With 16-Across, championshipwinning head coach of the Golden State Warriors

5 Stun, in a way 6 Compliment to the chef 7 Entertains

45 Sorting label for a Twitter search 46 Jazzman who was a pioneer of Afrofuturism 48 Thoroughly examined, in a way 49 Couple’s word 51 Upbraids 53 Texted lead-in to an alternative 54 “Thanks, Captain Obvious!” 55 Literary member of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 56 “Why, every fault’s condemn’d ___ it be done”: “Measure for Measure” 57 Minute 8 Bond

9 Really impress? 10 Emulate Olympian Lindsey Vonn 11 Visual effect from a partial eclipse 12 With cunning 13 Moved en masse 15 Brood 21 Springtime forecast 24 Monitor, e.g. 26 Digs, so to speak 28 They have many small teeth 29 Freak out 30 “Lincoln in the ___” (2017 best-selling novel)

31 Stuff in stuffing 32 Main course? 33 Nickname for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

35 Part of a company 36 Popular ice drink 39 Redeem, as at a casino

40 Gets ready for a date, maybe 41 Morning omen for sailors

43 It’s not a good look 44 Apt rhyme for “stash” 47 Something an ascetic might fight 48 Actress Blanchett 50 Sister channel of Flix, for short 52 Kind of milk